If haven\’t been to my other site, then your thinking to yourself, who turned 65!! The American Icon \”Smokey the Bear\”. I couldn\’t believe that he is 65 years old already! I sound like I\’m talking about one of my kids, but I have to say, I did grow up loving Smokey the Bear.

A funny story happened last year to me that involved Smokey. There was a horrible thunder and lightning storm at about 1 AM. The thunder was so loud, I actually said, OH OH, I bet one our neighbors got hit, then no lie, about 30 seconds later, our fire alarms were screaming there bloody heads off! Before we knew what happened, we had every fire truck in town and a police man standing in our front yard looking for the hit. Well, fortunately, nothing happened, it must of just hit the circuit to the alarm. Well, as the fireman was exiting our home, he turned to me and said, nice pajamas..What? I replied..well, it turned out, I was wearing my Smokey the Bear T-Shirt. OK, now that is so embarrassing, I couldn\’t have on something nice, I just had to wear Smokey that night. I\’m sure he had to tell his wife that one..Crazy Story!

Here\’s a small fact about Smokey that I never knew before, even though, I have always called him Smokey the Bear, in fact his name is simply, Smokey.

I will end with this quote from Smokey, himself: \”Only You Can Prevent Wildfires\”.

So you want to buy a new pet and your thinking, HMMMM, what kind of pet would I like? You can either think about this or buy randomly, like my family has a bad habit of doing.. The first thought that comes to mind is what type of home do I live in, is it big, small, will the landlord allow pets, am I allergic to anything.. so many questions with so many pets to choose from. Another huge consideration would be, can you easily afford this new family member, especially in this economy? Again, that depends on your pet purchase, obviously a fish will be a lot less expensive than a dog or cat for instance. Sometimes, people forget that dogs and cats should be at the veterinarian office for there yearly check ups/shots and so on. This is very costly, especially if you have a large variety of pets, like me! Every time you turn around, one of your four legged friends needs something done! Sometimes, they cost more than your two legged kids! They also need to be fed, groomed, walked, played with, and loved..Another consideration would be, should you adopt a pet or should you buy from a breeder! That is your own preference, but the most important thing to do, is a back ground check on both, make sure the animal rescue or breeder is highly recommended and is clean and the pets are all happy and there are absolutely NO SICK PETS in there facility. You can even ask for references, they should be very happy to supply you with a couple of non-family members phone numbers…

Another thought comes to mind is what happens when you go on vacation or you just want to go away for a long romantic weekend, boarding can be very costly, so if you don\’t have someone lined up before you receive your new family member, you may not be going anywhere for a very long time!!

I hope you think about all the what ifs before you run out for that new family member! A lot of pets are left at animal shelters or abandoned on the side of the road and then you feel bad for everyone involved, including the pet, for a very long time and that my dear friends, is not really worth it!

It\’s not Ariel\’s birthday, it\’s Audrey\’s! Happy Birthday girlfriend! Ariel is my Springer Spaniel.. She is my extremely emotional pet, she smiles, we know when she is sad, bored, sick…she is amazing with the facial expressions. I took this photo outside the Vet\’s office. She doesn\’t mind going to the Vet too much though, being 11 years old, she is use to it!

Happy Fabulous Friday! I am having a great day, my son made it through his first week of school, my pets are all healthy, I\’m updating my blogs and I have a cool new addition coming soon that I\’m sure you are going to love! I\’m very excited about that!! I\’m not going to let you know until I\’m ready!!

I am getting more and more comments left, and I am thrilled about that.. I just wanted to check in to touch base with you and I hope you have an Amazing Day!